Women's Health Statistics Show We Have A Long Way To Go

We really need to do better.

Freelance Life Writer

As we enter March, which marks endometriosis awareness month, it’s worth noting that not only is endometriosis woefully under-funded, most areas of women’s healthcare are still incredibly behind in research, diagnosis and treatment.

The thing is, once you realise the inequality and how many women are needlessly suffering, it’s hard to stop seeing it absolutely everywhere. It’s frustrating, to say the least.

For example, did you know that there’s more research on marathon running than there is on giving birth?

Writing for The Conversation, Anastasia Topalidou, an Associate Professor in Perinatal Biomechanics and Health Technologies at the University of Lancashire said: “Labour is one of the most physically demanding processes the human body experiences. It involves coordinated muscle activity, shifting pressure through the pelvis and spine, and joints adapting under intense physiological stress.

“Yet there are currently no studies directly measuring how labour positions, movement, hands-on techniques and physical forces affect the mother and baby in real time........

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